When choosing colour, do you ever think about how it affects the way it can make us act and feel?

In certain environments, colour can be a vital tool to promote specific moods and behaviour.

For example using particular colour combinations in work environments can help to influence creative expression and positivity.

	Yellow Confidence, optimism and brightness; ideal for living rooms
	Orange Stimulating, passionate, warm and friendly. Ideal for kitchens and leisure areas
	Red Physical courage, strength, warmth, energy and stimulation. Red is the primary colour that promotes conversation and creativity. Dark reds are particularly good for use in dining rooms
	Purple Elegance, quality, importance. Often used to indicate Royalty and historical influences
	Blue Intellectual, calming, communication. Blue as a primary colour promotes clear communication and has a calming effect, perfect for use in offices
	Green Harmony, environmental awareness, rejuvenation. This primary colour helps to promote feelings of security, ideal for use in bedrooms

Some simple tricks of the trade to help you get the best results when choosing colours

Warm colours make rooms smaller and are ideal in north facing rooms Cool colours make rooms appear larger, perfect for south facing rooms Widen long narrow corridors by keeping the sidewalls pale and facing/end walls in darker colours Feature walls are a great way to create a welcoming focal point in uninspiring rooms Brighten up dull corridors by using traditional pale colours on the upper wall and darker colours on the bottom